PinnedChrista AvampatoA Publisher Bought My YA Novel Trilogy—Here’s Everything I Did WrongOn Friday, I sold not one book but three! I signed a contract with a publisher for my Emerson Page trilogy. This is an especially sweet…5 min read·Feb 28, 2022--36--36
Christa AvampatoMy second novel, Emerson Page and Where the Light Leads, launches todayToday’s the day! My second novel, Emerson Page and Where the Light Leads, is available now everywhere books are sold including Amazon…2 min read·16 hours ago----
Christa AvampatoWhat tree saplings teach us about potentialThis is a photo of pure potential and a crazy dream. 12 tree saplings in their youngest and most vulnerable state: 3 eastern redbuds, 2…2 min read·1 day ago----
Christa AvampatoThe inspiring resilience of water bearsWater bears look like works of science fiction. The microscopic, 8-legged 1,300 species of water bears (tardigrades) are alive and well…2 min read·4 days ago----
Christa AvampatoHow I endured 2 years taking VerzenioA little over two years ago, I wrote an article about my decision to take Verzenio to prevent breast cancer recurrence. On April 14th, I…4 min read·6 days ago----
Christa AvampatoMy second novel launches in one week — May 14th!These are the days that make all the years of effort an author puts into a book worthwhile. Today, I got to hold Emerson’s second book for…2 min read·May 7, 2024----
Christa AvampatoAn orangutan practices medicineThe wonders of nature amaze me every day, and today a piece of natural news left me in awe. A paper was just published in the journal…2 min read·May 6, 2024----
Christa AvampatoA divestment case study: How the University of Cambridge divested from fossil fuelsDriven by the university student protests across the country, divestment is a top topic in U.S. media today. I’m currently getting my…5 min read·May 5, 2024----
Christa AvampatoFirst Brooklyn beach day of 2024This week, I had my first Brooklyn beach day of 2024 at Coney Island! Since moving from the Upper West Side to Brooklyn almost a year ago…3 min read·May 4, 2024----
Christa AvampatoMy author feature on Chapter BreakJulie and the wonderful team over at Chapter Break kindly published an author feature about me and my upcoming novel, Emerson Page and…1 min read·May 3, 2024----